They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 357: You’re Someone I can Talk To

Yes, his proposal made sense, and yes, the school’s name carried serious weight. But it wouldn’t hurt to get a second opinion. Someone with no hidden agenda. Someone who would give it to her straight.

Her mind made up, she reached for her phone.

“I need to talk to Carl,” she whispered.

She picked up her phone, hesitation tightening her chest. Guilt crept in like a cold wind, she hadn’t called Carl in a while. In fact, it was always him reaching out, checking in, making sure she was okay. Every single time.

She always picked up, yes… but she never truly reached back.

When they went to Purlit, she had to abandon her phone in the castle for security reasons.

And when she finally turned it on days later, her screen had lit up with a flood of missed calls. Friends from the store. A few curious contacts. But Carl’s name stood out, the sheer number of calls he made dwarfed the rest.

And then, two weeks after that… silence.

He stopped calling.

She had no idea why. Maybe he found out she went to Purlit. Maybe he just assumed she’d contact him when she could. Maybe… he was hurt.

Now, here she was, only calling because she needed information. It felt selfish. Cold. But still… she needed to hear his voice.

The call rang once.

Then it connected.

teasing voice came through, soft but with an unmistakable edge. “To what do I owe

in her chest easing

was teasing, but she knew him well enough to

sincerity dripping from every word. “I’ll

on the

dropped the playful tone in an instant. It cut sharp and deep, laced with genuine anger and

now. “You could’ve just asked for help. What am I, a decoration in your life? Was your pride really worth risking everything? Did you even think about how the people who care about

Nnenna froze.

His words weren’t just scolding, they hurt. Because she knew he was right.

hadn’t even considered the emotional impact

kept quiet. There was nothing she could say in

continued, his

you just ask me

finally, her voice barely above a whisper. “I didn’t want to always rely on others. What if… one day, you’re not there? Or none

with quiet conviction, Carl replied, “You’re

not around, it won’t be because we left you, it’ll be because we died protecting

hit like

alone,

told Somto before doing something so dangerous,” Carl added, voice still laced with frustration. “If you don’t consider me someone you can talk to, then you should’ve at least

You know that. He just came back recently after saving us. You, you’re someone I can talk to. Even more than Somto. You

true. But you really don’t act like it sometimes. And disappearing sounds just like Somto. Still… what you did was reckless, and don’t think I’ll just let it

know,” she

other end of the line. The edge in his tone softened, but only slightly. “So… why did you call? Not that